Hose reel



Ma 16, 1933. LEA 1,908,852

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HOSE REEL Filed July 8,1931' 3 Sheets S heet 5 Inventor fihew Z JZaQ BQQMGOEZM sive to manufacture, easy to manipu Patented May 16, 1933 JAMES B. LEA, OI VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA H653 REEL Application filed July 8,

The resent invention relates to a reel for use wit a garden hose or the like and has for its rime object to provide means whereby the ose may be stored on a reel so as to be convenient and ready for use.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the rovision of a hose reel of this nature which is simple in its construction, strong and durable, inexpenate, compact in its arrangement of'parts, thoroughly efiicient and reliable in use and operation, and otherwise well ada ted to the purpose for which it is designe' With the above and -numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Fi ure 1 is a side elevation of a reel embodying the features'of my invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof.

Fi ure 3 is a vertical section taken substantially on the line 33 of Figure 4.

Figure 4 is a vertical section taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is adetail section taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 4,-and

F1 ure 6 is a detail section taken substantially on the line 66 of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that numeral 5 denotes a suitable stand which in the present showing of the device comprises a pair of spaced parallel angle irons 6 held in osition by a pair of diagonal braces 7. pair of inverted V-shaped standards 8 rise from the angle irons 6 and at their apexes are formed with bearings 9 and 10.

Numeral 11 denotes a shaft hollow throughout the major portion of its length having one end solid as is indicated at 11'. This end 11 is journalled in the bearing 9 while the other end is open and journalled in the bearing and a stuiling box 12 is associated therewith. A threaded nipple 14 is engaged in the bearing 10. A lateral 1981. Serial llo. 548,518.

threaded nipple 15 is engaged with the hollow portion of the shaft 11 adjacent the solid" end '11. The extremity of the solid end 11 is square as is indicated at 16 so that a crank 17 maybe enga ed therewith. A spool or drum 18 is fixe on the shaft 11 between the bearings 9 and 10 and a hose 19 s adapted to be wound thereabout and havmg an end engaged with the nipple '15. The side of the drum is formed with an openin 20 so that access ma be obtained to the inner end of the hose or connecting and disconnecting the same with respect to the nipple 15. A spring casing 21 is anchored on the bearing 9. A disk 22 closes the outer end of the casing 21 and is on the squarev terminal 16 to turn therewith. A 0011 spring 23 has one end fixed to the disk 22 and the other end fixed to the casing 21.

A notched portion 24 is formed on the bearing 9 adjacent the hub portion of the disk 22 and is engaged by pawls 2e pivoted on said hub portion and limited in their outward movement by lugs 25.

It will be seen that this spring and pawl and notched wheel arrangement operates similarto the ordinary s ring shade roller.

Thus when the hose is pu led out to unwind from the reel, the. spring 23 is wound up and has a tendency to rewind the hose on the reel when. the wheel 24 is free from the pawls 24 which is accomplished merely by judging the holes as will be quite apparent.

A pair of arms 28 are rockable on the shaft 11 one to each side of the reel 18 and between the outer ends of these arms are a pair of parallel shafts 29 on which are rotatable and slidable grooved rollers 30 between which the hose is trained.

It is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable 2 1,ooa,aaa

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' It will be apparent that changes in :the details of construction, and in the combinavti0n and arrangement of parts ma be resorted to without departing from t, e spirit or sco of the invention as hereinafter claime or sacrificing any of its advanta es. Having thus described my invention, w at- 10 I claim as new is:

In a reel construction, a pair of standards having bearings, a shaft carried b said bearings and having one end t ereof squared, a casing-carried by one of said bear- 1 ings, a disc forming a closure for said casing and havin a hub secured to the squared end portion 0 said shaft, a spring havingone end secured to the casing and having the other end thereof secured to said hub, pawls 20 carried by said hub, said last mentioned bearing having a plurality of teeth for engagement by said pawls and a reel confined between said bearings, said casing, said disc and said spring being located outwardly of 35 said standards.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JAMES B. LEA.

in "e statement of theinvention and the 

